This topic explains how to configure and apply the XML Signer tool in SOAtest and Virtualize. This tool signs XML documents for security purposes.
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The XML Signer Tool supports the W3C XML Signature standard and allows you to digitally sign data to be sent as Web service transactions. The XML Signer Tool also allows you to sign individual elements of the XML document, or the entire document itself. This feature is especially useful for Web service transactions that are performed between multiple partners or endpoints. For example, a transaction for the purchase of a car may take place through a Web service. In this instance, the buyer would have to sign certain parts of the document, the loan officer may have to sign certain parts of the document, and the seller would have to sign certain parts of the document.
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| Key Store | Select the Key Store used to verify your identity and to sign the XML data from the Key Store drop-down menu. The Key Stores available in this menu are dependent on the Key Stores you added at the test or Responder suite level.For more information on adding Key Stores, see Adding Global Key Stores in SOAtest and Adding Global Key Stores in Virtualize. |
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| Algorithm | Specifies the unique algorithm used for defining the certificate keys. |
| Digest method | Choose a message digest algorithm for signing the data. |
| Canonical form | Specifies the algorithm used to create a canonicalized form of the information being signed. |
| KeyInfo form | KeyInfo is an optional element within the signature; it contains public key information needed to validate the signature. It is only applicable when performing an enveloped signature on POX or SAML (with WS-Security mode off). Select which options should be included within the KeyInfo element. The following options are available:
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| WS-Security mode | Enables signing SOAP messages according to OASIS WS-Security. The version of the OASIS standard can be configured in the Emulation Options Settings. By default, the content of the entire SOAP body will be automatically signed as configured in the Target Elements Settings. When this mode is disabled, an enveloped signature is performed on target elements. Choose a setting from the Security header layout drop-down menu to specify which layout rules to apply when adding items to the WS-Security header. The following settings are available:
Enable the Sign security token using STR Dereference Transform (STRDT) option to automatically include the security token in the signature by referencing a security token reference (STR) using the STR Dereference Transform (STRDT) algorithm. By default, the signature will reference the STR that is automatically generated in the signature under the KeyInfo element. If a different STR should be referenced, such as an STR from the Security header, then include the STR in the Target Elements configuration. |
| Perform SAML signature | Enable this option to sign a SOAP message based on the OASIS SAML Token profile or to perform an enveloped signature on a SAML assertion. If the WS-Security mode option is disabled, an enveloped SAML signature will be formed on the SAML assertions selected under Target Elements Settings. SAML assertions using the holder-of-key confirmation method should typically have an enveloped signature. If the WS-Security mode option is enabled, the SOAP envelope will be signed based on the OASIS SAML Token profile. You must choose the correct Emulation Option, otherwise the signature will not be successful:
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| User Key Store | Enable this option to references reference the requester's keystore. This option is only applicable for SAML assertions using the holder-of-key confirmation method. This option should be disabled when the assertion does not have an enveloped signature, which is typical for sender-vouches confirmation. If the WS-Security mode is disabled, the keystore can optionally be used to add the user's public KeyInfo into the assertion's subject confirmation before performing an enveloped signature on the SAML assertion. This is applicable for the holder-of-key scenario where the assertion holds the user's key and is signed by the assertion issuer. If the WS-Security mode is enabled, the following requirements must be met in order for the signature on the SOAP message to be successful:
You can chain two XML Signers together to facilitate holder-of-key confirmation. Configure Configure the first signer to add the your public KeyInfo to the assertion's subject confirmation, then perform an enveloped signature on the assertion with the WSS mode off. NextNext, the second signer can sign the SOAP envelope containing the SAML assertion based on the OASIS SAML token profile with the WSS mode on. |
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Target Elements Settings
Enable theSOAP body/entire document option to sign the entire SOAP body or entire XML document.
To specify an XPath and sign a specific element within the XML document:
- Disable the SOAP body/entire document option and click the Tree tab.
- Choose an element and click Extract. A row will appear in the Selected Element list.
- Click Modify to make any changes to the XPath expression you want to sign. The following extraction options are available:
- Entire element will sign the entire XPath.
- Content Only will sign only the text content.
- Click Evaluate XPath to verify your changes.
- Click OK.
Emulation Options Settings
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Emulation options for the XML Signer tool is deprecated and will be removed in a future version. |
Configuring the emulation settings is only applicable if WS-Security Mode is enabled in the General Settings.
- Choose your application server from the Emulate drop-down menu to menu to automatically configure the emulation options.
- Choose the appropriate version of your application server from the Version drop-down menu.
You can also configure the emulation options manually by choosing Custom from the Emulate drop-down menu. The following options will be available:
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- Text: Use this option if you want to type or copy the XML document into the UI. Select the appropriate MIME type, enter the XML in the text field below the Text radio button option.
- File: Use this option if you want to use an existing file. Click the Browse button to choose a file.
Check the Enable Persist as Relative Path option if you want the path to this file to be saved as a path that is relative to the current configuration file. Enabling this option makes it easier to share tools across multiple machines. If this option is not enabled, the test or Responder will save the path to this file as an absolute path.
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You can use the XML Signer tool as a standalone tool at the tool level by right-clicking the main test suite node and selecting Add New> Test from the shortcut menu and New > Test, then selecting XML Signer from the dialog that opens. You can also chain the XML Signer tool to a messaging tool by right-clicking the desired tool node and selecting Add Output, then selecting XML Signer from the dialog that opens.You may also chain can chain the XML Signer tool to a messaging tool by right-clicking the desired tool node and selecting Add Output from the shortcut menu and , then selecting XML Signer from the dialog that opens. The The messaging tool will use the transformed XML.
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You can also chain any tool, such as an Edit or Browse tool, to the XML Signer Tool by right-clicking the desired XML Signer Tool node and selecting Add Output from the shortcut menu and , then selecting XML Signer from the dialog that opens.
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